In instructional conversations, teachers focus on ideas that are relevant for students and have some educational meaning. Teachers are able to build on the students' ideas and guide the students to new levels of understanding, through their already existing background knowledge. It is a process by which the teacher learns ... Read More

Living life in relation to God and to others has profoundly influenced anyone who is interested in interpersonal encounters. But really, how does one relate to God? How does on relate to other people and to nature? Much of the basis of studying these encounters as a quality of human ... Read More

Miscommunication between men and women during conversation is unfortunately very common, as their rules for a friendly conversation differ significantly. From childhood, boys and girls learn to interact with one another in different ways. This learning essentially begins in the playground. Girls' talk as a way to establish and sustain ... Read More

My best friend Stefanie has the perfect grandmother. Her name is Mary. I saw her on a couple of occasions, at different birthdays and Thanksgiving dinners. She is the life of any party, always so happy most of the times with a glass of wine in one hand and a ... Read More

The Pure Conversation (qingtan) cultural movement emerged in the Wei-Jin period andis defined as not only the approach that scholars communicate with each other, sharing their thoughts, but also a form that shows the main stream of the philosophy thoughts of the society in the Wei-Jin period. (Tang 1991, pg.18).This ... Read More

My husband and I have been together for about seven years and the most recent year we have became married now for the first few months of us meeting our attraction towards each other came from our physical appearance and physical interaction we didnt often have much of a full ... Read More

On the evening of September twenty-eighth, I was partnered with an unfamiliar face. We were told to find a spot either inside or outside to get to know each other. As my partner and I were exiting out the classroom door, I introduced myself and later found out my partners ... Read More

In The Charter Dialogue between Courts and Legislatures, Peter Hogg and Allison Bushell suggested that Charter Dialogue exists when a judicial decision is open to legislative reversal, modification or avoidance, then it is meaningful to regard the relationship between the Court and the competent legislative body as a dialogue. In ... Read More

For everyone and everything God Has ordained a specific environment weather mental, emotional, physical, for all things a person to be in order for true potential to surface behavior is not just genetics,But it is a decision. God has created me therefore, he has chosen me a specific environment that ... Read More

Life is unpredictable. We human are very good at understanding the pastbut are terrible when it comes to understanding the future. A historianfor example is a real and quite a respectable profession, but the samecannot be said to be true for a futurist. That does not mean however that predicting ... Read More

In December 2010, NESTA (The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) released a report as result of an event hosted by the company in London that discussed The Power and Possibilities of Big Data. The report described big data as the the term applied to the rapid growth ... Read More

DirectnessThe use of directness within conversations means extremely different things between Deaf culture and hearing culture. While the former relies on it for effective communication, the latter tends to avoid it for fear of disrupting conversation. Throughout this semester, I was able to further familiarize myself with the inner workings ... Read More

The ConversationThere are many aspects we can cite from the film The Conversation, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, that run parallel with the themes we find evident in other films that would be considered American Independent films. Coppolas films work to bend the traditional rules of Hollywood filmmaking. To begin, ... Read More

When was the last time you had a memorable conversation? Most likely, this conversation was one that included questions, answers, or reminiscent tales that both parties could appreciate and cherish. The conversations that are often lost in our memories are those which are one-sided, boring, and predictable. John B. Bennett, ... Read More

In the late 19th century in America, slaves began to be freed after the Civil War came to a close. During the long years of slavery, African religion was greatly reduced, and as such a major part of their culture was stripped from them. Their white plantation owners did not ... Read More

Are Those Who Willingly Go Into Gay Conversion Therapy Still Negatively Impacted By It?With the current president-elect and his associates wielding a more conservative view on LGBTQIA culture than expressed by ex-presidents in the last decade, it is understandable that gay rights have resurfaced once again. However, unlike before the ... Read More

Conversion DysphoniaAphoniaDefinitionsTerminology A psychogenic voice disorder refers to any loss of voluntary control over normal striated muscle or over the general or special senses as a consequence of environmental stress or possibly interpersonal conflict. While it is true that these disorders emerge from psychological trauma, they manifest themselves physically. In ... Read More

Poetic Deconstruction Among the RuinsInspired by the 1927 Giorgio De Chirico painting of the same name, Sylvia Plaths 1956 poem, Conversation Among The Ruins, is an ekphrastic sonnet structured as a story about authors own failed relationship. The original painting, done in the surrealist style, is of an isolated, deconstructed ... Read More

God's Realm Throughout "Euthyphro", the readers are presented with conflictingfeelings of morality and how that fit into God's view. One may believethat God's view relates to morality and what God see as right is a piousact and vice versa. The other may argue for the opposite they may stateshow morality ... Read More

Socrates' InnocenceIn the Apology Plato gives his account of the trial against Socrates. He gives a synopsis, from his perspective, of the events that ultimately led to his being put to death, covering the accusations against Socrates and Socrates' defense against such accusations. While Socrates was found guilty and sentenced ... Read More

Rule of Saint BenedictHonestly this reading was harder to get through and understand than our previous readings. This reading did give me more of an insight on how monks in this period lived. I still dont understand the concept of fearing God or not making God angry. God has been ... Read More

Applying Philosophy in a Conversation with My FriendsThroughout history, there has always been trends that werent necessary but everyone gravitated towards for some reason. Social norms come and go but there is one I have in mind that seems to only be getting bigger and bigger as the years go ... Read More

Conversion can be a very significant aspect of an individuals life. To convert essentially means to re-center ones life and make faith the main focus. The experience of conversion is never the same for two individuals but always specifically deals with the divine and ones relationship with the divinity. There ... Read More

During my childhood and into my teen years, the messages and conversations that I had with my parents about sex all came from my mother. My parents are divorced, and my father hasnt ever really made any comment regarding sex or sexuality. My mother gave me the talk around the ... Read More

In The Conversation of the Jews and The Leap, the main characters are faced with a dilemma. Mixed emotions consume the characters, making them question why a leap or jump was even a possibility. The after math of these decisions asphyxiates the ones who care the most about their leap.In ... Read More

Conversational Implications of Code-SwitchingMost of us adjust the way we speak for the person or people we are speaking to. This can be as subtle as speaking slowly for a child or as obvious as switching to another language entirely. Depending on our situation or surroundings, we may change the ... Read More

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average American spends about a third of their life asleep. During this time, our minds do an incredible job convincing us that we are in situations that, no matter how bizarre, seem real while asleep. Upon waking, our perception of these stories ... Read More

Converse of ControversyThe Converse All Star has played an enormous part in the development of a unified, global style. However, the All Stars path to global recognition has never been uninhibited. The criticism the shoes have faced has fueled their popularity as Converse sneakers are consumed in mass by rebellious ... Read More

The Converse All Star as a Pop Culture SensationThe Converse All Star is a model of sneaker that became a pop culture icon in the 20th century its unique style has remained a symbol of fashion and sports through the decades into the present day. According to Mary Gottschalk, Converses ... Read More

Conversion of AugustineThere are several myths within the LDS church as to what caused the apostasy. Many people think that it was caused by outside persecution or the influences and incorporation of Greek philosophy. However, apostasy results when individuals turn away from the teachings or come out in open rebellion. ... Read More